87% sales valuation accuracy
96% sales fee satisfaction
100% lettings valuation accuracy
53% lettings fee satisfaction
Feb 28,2019
Feb 28,2019
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Unfortunately will not be using any branch of Gascoigne-Pees in the future nor recommending to friends or family.
The first house we viewed with them was lovely and was advertised from the start as a no chain listing. As first-time buyers this got us very interested and we quickly booked in to view the house ASAP.
The first viewing was with Emily who admitted she just came back from holiday and didn't know anything about the house which was very unprofessional. The second viewing was with James who knew more about the house but not enough to convince a sale and it was on the third viewing I met the owner. My meeting with the owner was the sole reason that convinced us to follow through on the purchase, she deserves an Oscar for the way she looked after the house. The house set the standard for the next 8 houses we viewed and none compared.
We advised to Gascoigne of when we could look to complete as having to get time off work and give appropriate notice to current landlords for rented property and solicitor process etc. We were informed the seller already bought property to move into and this would be a simple NO-CHAIN transaction...WRONG. It was only until we got the contract pack from our solicitor that we get spammed emails/calls by Andrew Blake that it is a CHAIN property and third party selling to our owner were "threatening" to pull out. This was complete false advertising and we are tempted to report this behavior to trading standards! The "threat" made no logical sense as we were already 5 weeks into the purchase and would have just made them all wait even longer for new potential buyers.
We did not want to risk losing this house and believe this estate agent bullied us into a position of signing the contract the day we got it and forcing us to move the planned completion date forward when it should be mutually acceptable for all parties involved. After much pressure we got the contract signed, exchange took place and Andrew agreed to have one of the team meet us at the property with the keys so that we can do a once over of the house. Conveniently on completion day no agent was available as obviously Gascoigne-Pees got their commission from the seller and all focus was on new customers they can thrive of.
All in all I don't want anything else to do with Gascoigne-Pees. I do feel a bit bad for the seller as she paid them and did their job for them.
The first house we viewed with them was lovely and was advertised from the start as a no chain listing. As first-time buyers this got us very interested and we quickly booked in to view the house ASAP.
The first viewing was with Emily who admitted she just came back from holiday and didn't know anything about the house which was very unprofessional. The second viewing was with James who knew more about the house but not enough to convince a sale and it was on the third viewing I met the owner. My meeting with the owner was the sole reason that convinced us to follow through on the purchase, she deserves an Oscar for the way she looked after the house. The house set the standard for the next 8 houses we viewed and none compared.
We advised to Gascoigne of when we could look to complete as having to get time off work and give appropriate notice to current landlords for rented property and solicitor process etc. We were informed the seller already bought property to move into and this would be a simple NO-CHAIN transaction...WRONG. It was only until we got the contract pack from our solicitor that we get spammed emails/calls by Andrew Blake that it is a CHAIN property and third party selling to our owner were "threatening" to pull out. This was complete false advertising and we are tempted to report this behavior to trading standards! The "threat" made no logical sense as we were already 5 weeks into the purchase and would have just made them all wait even longer for new potential buyers.
We did not want to risk losing this house and believe this estate agent bullied us into a position of signing the contract the day we got it and forcing us to move the planned completion date forward when it should be mutually acceptable for all parties involved. After much pressure we got the contract signed, exchange took place and Andrew agreed to have one of the team meet us at the property with the keys so that we can do a once over of the house. Conveniently on completion day no agent was available as obviously Gascoigne-Pees got their commission from the seller and all focus was on new customers they can thrive of.
All in all I don't want anything else to do with Gascoigne-Pees. I do feel a bit bad for the seller as she paid them and did their job for them.
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| Services | Valuation Accuracy | Fees Satisfaction | Min Price of property reviewed | Max Price of property reviewed |
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| Sales | 87% | 96% | £30,000 | £825,000 |
| Lettings | 100% | 53% | £695 | £1,795 |
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